Northern Pacific Railroad v. Haas

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scott, J.

— This proceeding was commenced in July, 1890, by petition under §§ 2473 to 2476, inclusive, of the Code of 1881, before a justice of the peace of Spokane county, by the appellees, who were residents of the city of Spokane Falls, to obtain damages from appellant for its appropriating a certain street, or a portion thereof, in said city for the purpose of laying its railroad track thereon, said street adjoining certain land within said city, of appellees, which was claimed to have been damaged thereby. Section 11 of the charter of Spokane…